- CowParade
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Cow Parade in La Jolla, CA, 2009.
Cow "Drinking Milk" CowParade Rio de Janeiro 2007.CowParade is an international public art exhibit that has been featured in major world cities. Fiberglass sculptures of cows are decorated by local artists, and distributed over the city centre, in public places such as train stations, important avenues, and parks. They often feature artwork and designs specific to local culture, as well as city life and other relevant themes. After the exhibition in the city, which lasts many months, the cows are auctioned off and the proceeds donated to charity.
There are a few variations of shape, but the three most common shapes of cow were created by Pascal Knapp, a Swiss-born sculptor who was commissioned to create the cows specifically for the CowParade series of events. Pascal Knapp owns the copyrights to the standing, lying and grazing cow shapes used in the CowParade events.
The concept of "cow parade" has its origins in Zürich, Switzerland, in 1998[1] by artistic director Walter Knapp, it is based on an idea which was realised in the same city for the first time in 1986: Lions as the symbol of Zurich were painted and then on display throughout the city.
The Zürich exhibit 1998 was not called "cow parade" - it was called "Land in Sicht" (roughly "Countryside in view"). The concept was brought to the United States when Chicago businessman Peter Hanig, along with Commissioner of Cultural Affairs Lois Weisberg, organized an event in Chicago in 1999. A Swiss company started to explore the idea, CowHolding Parade AG. The American company that explored this idea, CowHolding Parade, was founded in 1999; the Swiss company promptly sued. A bronze casting is on permanent display in Chicago.
The success of this venture inspired many other cities to host similar fundraising projects. The idea has been taken up by other cities which have chosen animals for public art projects with painted fiberglass sculptures (see Similar projects).
Actually, the Cow Parade was far from the first in the Art Parades. The Herd in Buffalo is earlier, and I'm sure there are others. Check The Art Parades homepage http://www.americanartparades.com/home.html for better information.
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Gallery
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A parody of The Three Graces called "The Three Grazers"; designed by Nial Smith for the Edinburgh CowParade, 2006.
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Wisconsin Winter, From the Madison WI cow parade.
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Cowrioca, at Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro.
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"Pasture Bedtime" was decorated with wrist watches.
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Post exhibition bronze casting in Chicago outside the Chicago Cultural Center
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Alternate sides of University of Chicago Law School holding
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Alternate sides of University of Chicago Law School holding
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"Vaca Fileteada" from Buenos Aires`s cow parade, 2006
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A folkloric cow from Costa Rica`s cow parade, 2008
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A cow at popular Revolucion Avenue, from Tijuana CowParade 2008.
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Vacalero cow, in Paseo de los Heroes, from Tijuana CowParade 2008.
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Got Art? cow in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, from Harrisburg CowParade 2004.
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Houston Cow Parade 2001
CowParade cities
Africa
- Johannesburg, South Africa (2004/5)
- Cape Town, South Africa (2004/5)
- Durban, South Africa (2004/5)
- Tunis, Tunisia (2010)
Asia
- Hong Kong, China (2009)
- Taipei, Taiwan (2009)
- Tokyo, Japan (2006, 2008)
- Xiamen, China (2010)
Europe
- Arnhem, Netherlands (2000)
- Athens, Greece (2006)
- Barcelona, Spain (2005)
- Bilbao, Spain (2001)[2]
- Bratislava, Slovakia (2005)
- Brussels, Belgium (2003)
- Bordeaux, France (2010)
- Bucharest, Romania (2005)
- Budapest, Hungary (2006)
- Copenhagen, Denmark (2007)
- Dublin, Ireland (2003)
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (2006)
- Florence, Italy (2005)
- Geneva, Switzerland (2005)
- Isle of Man (2003)
- Istanbul, Turkey (2007)
- Lisbon, Portugal (2006)
- London, England, UK (2002)
- Marseille, France (2007)
- Luxembourg (2001)
- Madrid, Spain (2008)
- Manchester, England, UK (2004)
- Milan, Italy (2007)
North America
- Chicago, Illinois, USA (1999)
- New York, New York, USA (2000)
- Stamford, Connecticut, USA (2000)
- West Orange, New Jersey, USA (2000)
- Houston, Texas, USA (2001)
- Kansas City, Missouri, USA (2001)
- Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (2002)
- San Antonio, Texas, USA (2002)
- West Hartford, Connecticut, USA (2003)(2007)
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA (2003)
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA (2004)
- Portland, Oregon, USA (2005)
- Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico (2006)
- Mexico City, Mexico (2006)
- Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico (2006)
- Madison, Wisconsin, USA (2006)
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA (2006)
- Denver, Colorado, USA (2006)
- Little Ferry, New Jersey, USA (2006)
- Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico (2007)
- San José, Costa Rica (2008)
- Tijuana, México (2008)
- León, México (2008)
- La Jolla, California, USA (2009)
Oceania
- Auckland, New Zealand (2003)
- Margaret River, Australia (2010)
- Sydney, Australia (2002)
South America
- Buenos Aires, Argentina (2006)
- Belo Horizonte, Brazil (2006)
- São Paulo, Brazil (2006)(2010)
- Curitiba, Brazil (2006)
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2007)
- Lima, Perú (2009)
- Porto Alegre, Brazil (2010)
Similar projects
The phenomenon of CowParade has spawned copy-cat statue decorating projects in a number of cities worldwide.[3] The success of these ventures inspired many other cities to host similar fundraising projects. The theme was adapted in Berlin to the town mascot; however the entailing United Buddy Bears exhibitions are very different from all other urban events. The bears were created by the German artists Klaus and Eva Herlitz. The idea and the philosophy behind the United Buddy Bears exhibitions are unique: with its international approach and its symbolism, this synthesis of the arts globally promotes tolerance, international understanding and a peaceful coexistence.
Zürich itself has adapted the bear theme in the "Teddy-Summer" in 2005.[4]
Asia
- Bat Yam "Masks", 2006–2007
- Jerusalem, "Lions of Jerusalem", 2002
- Tel Aviv, "Shvarim VeShe'arim" 2005, the Israeli stock market bull parade
- Tel Aviv, "A Gateway to the World", 2007
- Dubai, "Camel Caravan", 2003
Europe
Location Name Exhibits Date Bath King Bladud's Pigs 104 pigs 2008 [4] Berlin Buddy Bears in the city United Buddy Bears 2001 and 2002 Berlin +since 2004 worldwide Buddy Bears in the city United Buddy Bears 2003 since 2004 Bristol Wow! Gorillas 61 gorillas 2011[5] Chester Rhino Mania 62 rhinos 2010 Copenhagen Elephant Parade 102 baby elephants June 2011[6] Dortmund Dortmunder Nashorn 120 rhinos 2005, expanded for 2006 FIFA World Cup Hamburg Hans Hummel 100 Hans Hummel 2003 Hannover Elefanten-Parade 45 elephants 2004 Istanbul Shoe Art 500 shoes September 2008 Hull Larkin with Toads 40 toads 2010 Kaiserslautern Fishing for Phantasy 250 fish 2001 Leipzig LeOLips 100 lions 2002[7] Liverpool Go Superlambananas! 125 Super Lamb Bananas 2008; Liverpool Go Penguins 142 penguins 2009[8] London Elephant Parade 2010 Munich Löwenparade 500 lions 2004 Neustadt an der Aisch Aischgruender Karpfen 120 carp September 2008 [5] Newport South Wales, UK SuperDragons 60 dragons 2010 [6] Northampton Pride of Northampton 2010 [7] Norwich Go Elephants 54 baby elephants 2008 [8] Versmold Bunte Borstenviecher 120 pigs 2007 [9] Wuppertal Pinguinale 200 penguins 2006 Zürich Teddy-Summer 630 teddy-bears 2005 North America
- Anaheim, California, baseball player Mickey Mouse, for the 2010 MLB All-Star Week[10]
- Anchorage, Alaska, "Wild Salmon on Parade" (2005) [11]
- Atlanta, Georgia, "Dolphins on Parade" (2011) [12]
- Austin, Texas, "GuitarTown" (2007) [13]
- Baltimore, Maryland, "Crabtown Project" (2005) [14]
- Bennington, Vermont, "Moosefest" (2005 & 2009) [15], "PaletteFest" (2006)
- Blacksburg, Virginia, "Gobble de Art" (2006) [16]
- Boyertown, Pennsylvania, "Bear Fever" [17]
- Bradenton, Florida, "GECKOFest" (2006)
- Brevard County, Florida "Shuttles Orbiting the Space Coast" (2009) [18]
- Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Scranton), "Miles of Mules" [19]
- Buffalo, New York, "Herd About Buffalo"
- Cadiz, Kentucky, "Meet the Pigs of Cadiz, Kentucky" [20]
- Cairo, New York, "Bears and Butterflies" (2009–2011) [21]
- Calgary, Alberta, with lifesize cow statues, as a nod to the cattle industry in Alberta
- Catskill, New York, "Cat-N-Around Catskill" (2007–2011) [22]
- Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, "AbZOOlutely Chestnut Hill" (2006) [23]
- Cincinnati, Ohio, "Big Pig Gig"
- Crystal City, Virginia, "Crystal Flight" (2008) [24]
- Dothan, Alabama, "Peanuts Around Town" (2001) [25]
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, "Bison" (2005)
- Elkhart County, Indiana, "ElkArt on Parade" (2011) [26]
- Erie, Pennsylvania, "GoFish!" (2000), "LeapFrog" (2004)
- Eugene, Oregon, "Ducks on Parade" [27]
- Flagstaff, Arizona "PAWS" (2009) [28]
- Glendale, Ohio, Black Squirrels
- Glens Falls, New York, "Have a Seat" (Painted Chairs) (2011) [29]
- Halifax, Nova Scotia, "Lobsters" (2005)
- Hudson, New York, Dogs (2008 & 2009) (Since they're across the river from Catskill's Cats)
- Iowa City, Iowa, "Herky on Parade" (2004) [30]
- Jacksonville, Florida, "The Manatees of Jacksonville" (2005) [31]
- Jasper, Alabama, "20-Mule Team Public Art Project" (2011) [32]
- Langley, British Columbia "Horsing around Langley" [33]
- Lexington, North Carolina, "Pigs in the City"
- Louisville, Kentucky, "Gallopalooza" [34]
- Miami, Florida, "Rooster Walk" (2003)
- Mountain Towns of New York (Windham, Hunter, and surrounding areas), "Rip Lives" (Small concrete replicas of Rip Van Winkle) (2010 and 2011) [35]
- Naperville, Illinois, United Way hosts an annual exhibit (2001–2007) [36]
- New Braunfels, Texas,"Stein Parade" (2006)[37]
- New York, New York, "MLB Statues On Parade" [38] (June–July 2008)
- New Orleans, Louisiana, "Festival of Fins" [39]
- Norfolk, Virginia, "Mermaids on Parade," http://www.mermaidsonparade.com/
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, "Spirit of the Buffalo" [40]
- Ottawa, Ontario, tulips, at the Ottawa Tulip Festival 2005 in Major's Hill Park and at the Canadian National Exhibition Direct Energy Centre
- Oxford, Maryland, "Take a Tour of Oxford's Picket Fences" [41] (2009)
- Park Ridge, Illinois, "Promise of Park Ridge" (2008) [42]
- Pensacola, Florida, "Pelicans in Paradise" [43]
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, "Phanatic Around Town Project" (2010) [44]
- Pinecrest, Florida "SmARTy Dogs for Smart Schools" (2011) [45]
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, "DINO-mite Days" (2000) [46]
- Providence, Rhode Island, Mr Potato Head (2000)
- Richmond, Virginia, "Go Fish!" (2001)
- Rochester, New York, "Horses on Parade" (2001) [47]
- Salem, Oregon, "Salmon in the City" (2005) [48]
- St. Joseph, Michigan "Barnyard at the Beach" (2011), "Hot Diggity Dogs" (2010), "Surf 'n Safari" (2009), "Boats-n-Beaches" (2008), "Hot Cars Cool Beaches" (2007), "Beach Bears" (2006), "Horses on the Beach" (2004, 2005) [49]
- Saint Paul, Minnesota "Snoopies" (2005)
- San Francisco, California, "Hearts in San Francisco" [50]
- San Jose, California, "SharkByte" (2001)
- Santa Fe, New Mexico, "Trail of the Painted Ponies" [51].
- Santa Rosa, California, "Peanuts on Parade" (2005, 2006, 2007) [52]
- Saratoga Springs, New York, "Horses, Saratoga Style" (2002, 2007) [53]
- Saugerties, New York, "Hors'n Around Saugerties" (2009 & 2010) [54] ; "Shine On Saugerties (Lighthouses) (2011) [55]
- Seattle, Washington, "Pigs on Parade" (2001, 2007) [56]; Ponies on Parade (2005); "Nutcracker Parade" (2006)
- Sedona, Arizona, "Javalinas on Parade" (2006) [57] [58]
- Toronto, Ontario, "Moose in the City" (2000)
- Tucson, Arizona, "Ponies del Pueblo" [59]
- Vancouver, British Columbia, "Orcas in the City" (2003–2004); "Spirit Bears in the City" (2005–2006)
- Victoria, British Columbia, "Spirit Bears in the City" (multiple cities) (2005–2006); "Whales"
- Virginia Beach, Virginia, "A Dolphin's Promise" (2005) [60]
- Washington, D.C., "Party Animals" [61]; "PandaMania" [62]
- Willimantic, Connecticut, "FrogFest" [63]
- Wilmington, Vermont, Bears in the Valley (2007), VerMonsters (Recycled Object Art) (2008), Painted Adirondack Chairs (2010)
Criticism
CowParade has been criticized by contributing artists for their selectivity standards; David Lynch's cow with its flesh partially ripped off, and organs showing was rejected.[9]
A Swedish Organization called The Militant Graffiti Artists of Stockholm has kidnapped and decapitated one of the cows of the Stockholm event in protest of the publicly provisioned cows carrying advertisements.[10]
See also
- United Buddy Bears
- Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet
- Gladys the Swiss Dairy Cow
- Concrete Cows
- Charging Bull
- Bund Bull
References
- ^ Geneva Cow Parade
- ^ * Bilbao, "Vacas en Bilbao", 2001 (175 cows) [1]
- ^ Im-moo-tators of the cow parade idea
- ^ "Erfolgreicher Abschluss der Aktion". Edith Strub, Committee President of «Teddy-Summer Zürich 2005», vv, 2005
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
- ^ LeOLips
- ^ "Go Penguins". http://www.gopenguins.co.uk/site/. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ Eat My Fear - David Lynch's rejected submission for the New York Cow Parade in 2000
- ^ The Militant Graffiti Artists of Stockholm - Kidnapping and decapitating of fiber-glass cow, (2004)
External links
- The official (US) Cowparade website
- CowParade Rio de Janeiro 2007 - pictures
- Cow Parade Europe
- Edinburgh Cow Parade 2006
- Paris Cow Parade 2006
- Milan Cow Parade 2007
- Manchester 2004 Cow Parade
- Pascal Knapp
- Cowparade Belgium
- Pigs in Versmold (Germany)
- Carps in Neustadt an der Aisch (Germany)
- All official Art Parades listed.
Categories:- Sculptures
- Public art
- Fictional cattle
- Painted statue public art
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